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Plot showing distribution of iron species at three locations
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Zero-valent Iron in the Oxidizing Atmosphere?

by Jonathan H. Jiang 26 October 20205 May 2022

A comparative study of urban, semi-urban, and rural sites reveals that the species of atmospheric iron varies depending on location.

Smoke from the Camp fire near Paradise, Calif. (top) and the Hill and Woolsey fires near Los Angeles (bottom) spreads across the West Coast and a portion of the Pacific Ocean in this 9 November 2018 true-color image from NASA's Terra satellite
Posted inNews

Invisible Wildfire Smoke Has Visible Health Impacts

by E. I. Garcia de Jesus 11 January 20195 January 2022

Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest were linked to upticks in respiratory problems in Colorado, a new study shows.

An NSF/NCAR research aircraft prepares for takeoff to Boise, Idaho, to study western wildfire smoke.
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UCAR to Keep Managing National Center for Atmospheric Research

by Randy Showstack 28 September 201826 October 2021

The head of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research says he is excited about “taking our science to the next level.”

The SnowEx project’s first year addressed using remote sensing techniques to measure snow water content in forested areas.
Posted inScience Updates

How Can We Find Out How Much Snow Is in the World?

by E. Kim 1 June 20187 February 2023

In Colorado forests, NASA scientists and a multinational team of researchers test the limits of satellite remote sensing for measuring the water content of snow.

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Forensic Analysis of Landslide Reveals Rocky Secrets

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 4 March 201624 February 2022

Scientists used drones, seismic data, and eyewitness accounts to figure out what unleashed an unthinkably large landslide on a spring day in Colorado.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported

by C. Schultz 14 January 20158 February 2023

Airborne measurements put methane emissions from Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin at 12 to 26 tons per hour.

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